Editorial Autoantibodies in Systemic Autoimmune Disorders

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Over the past decade, there has been increased awareness and understanding of autoimmune diseases andmany conditions once considered idiopathic have now been attributed to autoimmune phenomena. To meet these challenges, novel disease modifying drugs have been developed for some autoimmune diseases allowing for earlier and more effective intervention and thus the prevention of irreversible damage of certain organs. Consequently, there is a growing need for novel or improved biomarkers to enable early and precise diagnosis of these conditions. This special issue focusses on autoantibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases and includes a collection of 16 manuscripts (including original articles and reviews) reporting on various aspects of serum autoantibody research ranging from the identification o